-=DarkHawke=-

Vs

Ahscar-x

Well, [z]RubberDucky wanted me to play someone who would have a hard time beating me, or I would have a hard time beating them. So he suggested me to play Ahscar-x who was challenging people for a 1on1.

I said, " Ok " And we met at channel ducky. Ahscar, being the challenger, let me pick the map. I suggested rivalry, and Ducky said he had the observer map for that. So did I =D. So, Ducky hosted up and we both joined. Ducky was a beauty, and we were the beasts. After some chit chat, Ducky began. We were 2 seconds from beginning when he picked the honorable Protoss and I selected Terran. I wanted to be just like Heartcutter :D. I knew he was probably going to win, but with heartcutter's strategys I knew I had a chance ;).

I landed at the top left position, and I soon found out Ahscar-x landed at the bottom left position. I produced non-stop scv's till 10. Here was my B/O :

• 8 scv constructs a supply depot at my chokepoint.

• That scv goes scouting while one is halled of the minerals and makes a barracks effectivly clogging the chokepoint. This can be done with only 1 depot and 1 barracks on rivalry. It can't be done on Lost Temple.

• I keep on making scv's, then make a refinery.

• I make a couple marines, keep up with supply , and put 4 scvs on gas. Thats about it :)

A white probe came into my base and was shot down because with the ai pathing it only goes halfway up the ramp then turns around. It was shot with a guass rifle then promptly exploded. I started 2 factories and a couple more marines. I started an academy shortly after. I scouted Ahscar-x and he was dark templar rushing. My factory add-on's completed just when I re-scouted and I saw a citadel of adun and a second gateway warping in. He had no zealots. I resisted the temptation to sent all my marines ( 6) right at him then, but then I figured he was probably hiding them.

I started researching vulture spider mines, vulture speed upgrade. I constructed A couple of vultures and a academy. I mined my chokepoint, my natural, his natural and a couple of bridges by him. I saw 3 little blurry things going by my mines but then 4 spider mines exploded and blew their little heads off. :(. Ahscar-x then commented " Nice. ". I sent down 7 vultures and a couple of marines to his main base. I scouted with a marine up the ramp to find it empty. I ran all my vultures up, and layed mines. I layed another mine field in front of that. I knew he had his troops around his nexus or his gateway. I micromanaged 2-3 vultures around his peon line and then they laid a mine each. He had about 10 ground troops ( Besides Probes ) in there/coming towards the probes. I knew that if a unit set off a mine, at least 10 probes would be lost per mine. A dumb dragoon decided to be cool, and set off 2 mines blowing up 12-15 probes. I felt so happy :). I pressed 1, made 2 tanks. I pressed 2, made 2 vultures. I researched seige mode, made a starport and floated a cc to my natural or 12:00. I cant remember. A couple of dragoons destroyed my remaining vultures, but the damage was done. I chased the retreating probes with my vultures around his base hoping to kill them all. He had about 4 left when my last vulture blew up. A scouting dragoon took out 8 mines ;*(.

I made 2 more starports, another cc and a science facility.

( Note : I am sure Ducky will reply to this and say something I said was incorrect or not true. I am not saying all this is Perfect as I recall this from memory with no pictures or anything ;(. )

I tank push his main, and start finishing off buildings. I am thinking this is too easy. I sent my marine squad to finish off the main when I discover a robotice facility so I thought he expanded and I scouted top right and bottom right to be warping in a forge and nexi.

I was focusing all my attention on the tank push to first at bottom right where the forge was located. I scanned and 2 cannons blew up, then I just scanned again and all the cannons were removed. I proceeded into the expansion and I attacked the 10 probes there. He must of had that a while, I thought. The probes attacked a tank but they died. I finished off the nexus when I thought all that remained was top right. I was no longer making any factory units for I had 3 starports pumping wraiths and sv's. I looked at bottom left and there were no marines were there... hmm;(. I attacked with with my wraiths and I saw 2 dtemps by a gateway. :(.

I finished off bottom left, and moved out all my troops at bottom right. I sent my wraiths to bottom right to make sure he didnt hide a probe, when I was greeted by 2 cannons by his nexus and I flew away to top right, when I flew over 2 more at his chokepoint. :(. I re-tank pushed it and I killed a little probe at the corner of his base. ;(.

I dmatrixed 5 wraiths and flew over the top right peon line. The Powerful Burst lasers on a wraith ROCK probes man. It does 8 damage!! Whoa!!! And they fire sooo fast man... they rock all ground. JK :).

I killed about 4-5 probes when I was scared off by 3 warping cannons. I tank pushed the 3 cannons at his chokepoint, when 7 zealots charged my 3 tanks. I came out with 1 damaged tank 8[. I made 10 more tanks, ( HotKeys ) and attacked with my 1 tank when I got killed by a zealot :). Ah well when I had more tanks I pushed it and he Finally called " GG ".

I was overwhelmed with joy !! I beat a 130-14-12 player with terran, with him playing toss! :). Ok, here is some things I forgot, and Some lessons learned.

Some things learned are :

• I Learned that 12 vultures with speed and mines can dance around and attack at the same time alot of zealots.

• I learned never stop using recon! I made a mistake by not scouting the expansions with a marine or vulture but I was lucky to see a robotics facility.

• RECON RECON RECON! :) ( Stressed importance )

• Ahscar-x is a great player, even without his main he gave me a fight.

Some things I forgot to put in the battle report are :

• When I was after those probes, I killed 3 zealots with micromanagement. It is hopeless to kill dragoons with vultures ;).

• He had a observatory and killed 2 mines at his choke before I tank pushed it.

• I had 23 wraiths at 1/1 and 3 sv's.

• He killed my marines with 2 dark templar. ( Ops, I did say that ;) )

• He had a dark templar in the middle of the map that killed 3 marines that were en route to his main base before I elminated him with 5 vultures and a scan.

Well, that's about it folks! I had 3 pics of the probes exploding and a tank push but I deleted them thinking I wouldn't make a battle report. Silly me 8[.

Hope you enjoyed it, I certainly did. Bye all!

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